Matt Pavolka

#11 TONY Writeup

Bassist-composer Matt Pavolka doubles on trombone and leads an aptly named quintet—with cornetist Kirk Knuffke, saxist Loren Stillman, trombonist Jacob Garchik and drummer Mark Ferber—in support of his latest, The Horns Band, which employs the titular instruments in a kind of postbop mini-orchestra.